Planetary hours
in Hannover.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:52
- 3♂︎ Mars07:52 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:35
- 10♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:58
- 11☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:21
- 12♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:21
- 2☽︎ Moon22:21 – 22:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:12
- 5♂︎ Mars00:12 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 03:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:29
- 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 16h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 7h 21m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:05 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.